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Cape Town - Ajax Amsterdam CEO Edwin van der Sar is
reportedly being lined up by Manchester United to fill the position of
director of football at Old Trafford.

Van der Sar is currently serving as chief executive on the board of
Ajax, another of the clubs the former Netherlands goalkeeper represented
during his playing career.

Upon hanging up his gloves in 2011, Van der Sar studied for a
marketing degree before becoming Ajax's marketing director in 2012.

He was promoted to the role of CEO in 2016 and working alongside
technical director Marc Overmars, the 48-year-old has helped take Ajax
back to the top of European football while banking around £220 million in
transfer fees from selling the likes of Matthijs De Ligt and Frenkie De
Jong.

According to The Mirror, Van der Sar's work has caught the eye of Ed
Woodward, who hopes to persuade the former Fulham and Juventus stopper
to return to Old Trafford.

Van der Sar spoke in April of being open to United's approach - but for now, he has a job to do at Ajax.

"I want to feel I contribute, and you can only do it for something you believe in. United is a special place," he told The Times.

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